News & Current Affairs - Monday, December 28, 2009 16:17
Lisa Gale becomes first female Director of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce
By Antillean, News Desk
The Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry has announced that Lisa Gale has been appointed as the organisation’s new Executive Director. She assumes office on January 1, 2010, and will become the first female to hold the post in the Chamber’s history.
With a wealth of experience in Economics and International Trade, her prior immediate post was as Senior Economist in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, where she advised Government on international trade policy for eight years. Within this role she interacted with CARICOM and other regional organisations, and liaised with the public on international trade matters.
Mrs. Gale holds a bachelors degree in Economics and a masters degree in International Trade Policy, and she has benefitted from a plethora of training courses organized by the World Trade Organization.
Commenting on her appointment, the new Executive Director said that she looks forward to implementing her mandate to carry the Chamber forward into the next decade.
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